Insurance Commissioner discusses Medicaid and expansion
The federal pandemic relief bill contains a big incentive for states that haven’t expanded Medicaid. Mississippi is one of 12 states holding out on the expansion.
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OWN IT! A belle business conversation
The Jackson Advocate's Lifestyle and Entertainment Writer, Amia Edwards, sits now to talk with two of the ladies from OWN's hit show The Belle Collective.
WHEN?
This ongoing series of op-eds questions how climate change will affect the world in which we live in now and in the future.
Heroines of the Jackson Movement at Jackson State College
Sixty years ago, this month, many students at Jackson State College (JSC) were involved in what contemporary civil rights activists called the Jackson Movement. Not much has been written about those manifestations of the movement on Jackson State College’s campus.
Roberts Temple: A National Historic Site
On March 16, 2021, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced a bill designating Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, located in Chicago, as a National Historic Site.
Biden, progressive senators, ordinary citizens know that the filibuster rule is the problem
The COVID Relief Package was only able to pass because the budget reconciliation procedure was used rather than the usual procedure. Under normal conditions, the minority, in this case the Republicans, would be able to use the filibuster rule to block any bills it opposes.
Burl Cain remade Angola prison in his own image, Can he do the same with notorious Parchman?
Burl Cain is credited (and criticized by some) for remaking Louisiana's notorious Angola prison. Now he's using that same blueprint for Parchman. Jerry Mitchell, of the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, has taken an in-depth look at Cain's past and plans.
Wendy E. Parks: Chicago Women of Impact 2021 Award winner
On March 8, 2021, in celebration of International Women’s Day, the Motion Agency of Chicago awarded Wendy E. Parks its “Women of Impact Award”.